Praise the LORD’S Wonderful Works. Vanity of Idols.

1IaPraise°IIthe LORD°! Praise° the name° of the LORD°; Praise° [Him], O bservants° of the LORD°,
2 You who° stand° in the house° of the LORD°, In the acourts° of the house° of our God°!
3IPraise°IIthe LORD°, for athe LORD° is good°;bSing° praises° to His name°, cfor it is lovely°.
4 For Ithe LORD° has achosen° Jacob° for Himself, Israel° for His IIbown possession°.

5 ¶ For I know° that athe LORD° is great° And that our Lord° is babove° all° gods°.
6aWhatever°° the LORD° pleases°, He does°, In heaven° and in earth°, in the seas° and in all° deeps°.
7IHe acauses the IIvapors° to ascend° from the ends° of the earth°; Who bmakes° lightnings° for the rain°, Who abrings° forth° the wind° from His treasuries°.

8 ¶ IHe asmote° the firstborn° of Egypt°,IIBoth° of man° and beast°.
9IHe sent°asigns° and wonders° into your midst°, O Egypt°, Upon bPharaoh° and all° his servants°.
10IaHe bsmote° many° nations° And slew° mighty° kings°,
11aSihon°, king° of the Amorites°, And bOg°, king° of Bashan°, And call° the kingdoms° of Canaan°;
12 And He agave° their land° as a heritage°, A heritage° to Israel° His people°.
13 Your aname°, O LORD°, is everlasting°, Your Iremembrance°, O LORD°, IIthroughout all° generations°.
14 For the LORD° will ajudge° His people° And bwill have° compassion° on His servants°.
15 The aidols° of the nations° are [but] silver° and gold°, The work° of man’s° hands°.
16 They have mouths°, but they do not speak°; They have eyes°, but they do not see°;
17 They have ears°, but they do not hear°, Nor° is there° any° breath° at all° in their mouths°.
18 Those who make° them will be like° them, [Yes], everyone° who° trusts° in them.

for his power,

5 For² I² knowºª that² the LORDº [is] great,º and [that] our Lordº [is] above all²² gods.º6 Whatsoever²² the LORDº pleased,ºª [that] didºª he in heaven,º and in earth,º in the seas,º and all² deep places.º7 He causeth the vapoursº to ascendºª from the endsº² of the earth;º he makethºª lightningsº for the rain;º he bringethºª the windº out of his treasuries.º²

for his judgments.

8 Who smoteºª² the firstbornº of Egypt,º both of manº² and² beast.º9 [Who] sentºª tokensº and wondersº into the midstº of thee, O Egypt,º upon Pharaoh,º and upon all² his servants.º10 Who smoteºª² greatº nations,º and slewºª mightyº kings;º11 Sihonº kingº of the Amorites,º and Ogº kingº of Bashan,º and all² the kingdomsº of Canaan:º12 And gaveºª their landº [for] an heritage,º an heritageº unto Israelº his people.º13 Thy name,º O LORD,º [endureth] for ever;º [and] thy memorial,º O LORD,º throughout all¹ generations.º14 For² the LORDº will judgeºª his people,º and he will repent¹ª himself² concerning² his servants.º

The vanity of idols.

15 The idolsº of the heathenº [are] silverº and gold,º the workº of men'sº hands.º16 They have mouths,º but they speakºª not;² eyesº have they, but they seeºª not;²17 They have ears,º but they hearºª not;² neither²² is thereº [any] breathº in their mouths.º18 They that makeºª them are² like unto them:² [so is] every one² that² trustethºª in them.

An exhortation to bless God.

19 Blessºª² the LORD,º O houseº of Israel:º² blessºª the LORD,º O houseº of Aaron:º20 Blessºª² the LORD,º O houseº of Levi:º ye that fearº the LORD,º blessºª² the LORD.º21 Blessedºª be the LORDº out of Zion,º² which dwellethºª at Jerusalem.º Praiseºª ye the LORD.º